Weekend

 It's been a long time since I've had a TGIF experience. You know what makes any environment toxic? It's other people. As soon as a few people have gathered together, you've got a potentially very toxic environment. Sometimes it's deadly, sometimes it's merely irritating. Or chaotic. Only rarely is it in any way good. Smaller groupings are always better. As far as workplaces are concerned, I don't remember any that have been very congenial. My best experiences have involved solo problem solving. That was always very gratifying. But the typical workplace/organizational dynamic is chock full of pathology. I'm happy to have been out of that for many years. 

Yesterday was almost warm. Very nice. Today a slight cool turn and a small chance of rain. Still hoping for minimal winter. 

A Brief Respite

 The worst of winter is still ahead but for now I can forget about it. At least 50% of the time, life in the PU is crap on a shingle, made bearable by virtue of illusion and delusion (and there are many illusions and delusions to choose from), and then you do have those genuinely nice days, that can stand on their own, without the benefit of fantasy. Or only minimal fantasy. I kind of had one of those yesterday. And maybe I'll have one of those again today. It helps to keep everything as simple as possible. It helps to be able to enjoy books. Books and wine-- that's a good combination! Peace and quiet are always good. Crowds of people, in any venue whatsoever, are NEVER a good thing. 

A lot of what people do in groups turns out to be stupid and toxic. Peer groups are generally destructive. So-called peer groups are what smart people manage to escape. 

Too Cold This Morning

 But there's plenty of sunshine. It'll warm up. 

I wonder whether, in a typical day, I exchange as many as a dozen words with anyone? In total?

Not Bad At All Today

 Only a few things to do. Not much will involve other people and that's good. 

In most cases it is wise to avoid people. I'm happy to be in a position to do that, pretty effectively. 

Improving Weather

 We're getting some relief from wintery conditions this week. 

I've been feeling very remote from life-- disconnected. That's precisely what I want. I'd like to maintain that but I have to be realistic. There will be a disturbance of some sort and then I'll do what I can to quell that disorder, that perturbation, so that I can return as quickly as possible to the status quo, of distance and lack of engagement.